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Also, didn't Spiezio have some kind of terrible drinking problem at some point? Sounds like he's cleared that up, which is good.

Yes, I think it may have been August 2007 that he became so bad the Cardinals got him some type of help. Not sure if his problems were related to Josh Hancock's death that April, but it's possible they were friends and/or drinking buddies.

I love how Google suggests, upon searching for Cabrera, that people also searched for Sid Bream, Stan Belinda, Mike LaValliere, Doug Drabek, and Brian Hunter.

I always think of poor Jeff King, too. From the behind home plate replay, you see him jump into the air and pump his fist in exultation anticipating an "out" call. When "safe" gets signaled, he goes down like he'd been shot.

Well he wasn't quite on a par with Francisco Cabrera, the obvious parallel aside. He was more than just one big at bat in 2002. He hit 327/424/600 in the 2002 post-season, with a then record 19 RBIs, and he was a hell of a defensive first baseman that year. Cabrera had like ten at bats all season.